Microsoft has allegedly registered "Microsoft-Sony.com" as well as "Sony-Microsoft.com" in a move that could mean the two giants are about to go into business together.
Then again, it could all be a practical joke.
Either way, the domains were registered this week and assigned to "Microsoft Corporation" sparking speculation …

Meanwhile

Soncroft?

SonyEricsson

has net debt of €252m at the end of June. Prior to iPhone launch it had +€2.2Bn in the bank. SonyEricsson isn't long for this world if it keeps on trying to flog Android devices.

Right now Microsoft would look a very inviting partner to SE if Microsoft, as with Nokia, throws billions of dollars at SonyEricsson. SE are desperate for additional loans to keep them afloat, why go to a bank when you can go to Stevie B instead?

"...both vastly outperformed the Wii in terms of games this gen..."

Bit of a shame when you look at it in terms of sales and bums on seats though.

While I am sure that console vendors love to have great content to crow about, I'm pretty sure that they'd happily forego it in exchange for a stonking increase in sales volume and a few more millions in the bank.